WoRMS taxon details
Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870)
276695 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276695)
accepted
Species
Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870 · unaccepted (basionym)
Heterodontis galeatus (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Molochophrys galeatus (Günther, 1870) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
Holotype (of Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870) BM...
Holotype (of Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870) BM 1862.7.2.2, geounit Australia [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Heterodontus galeatus (Günther, 1870). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276695 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870) Günther, A. (1870). Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Gymnotidae, Symbranchidae, Muraenidae, Pegasidae, and of the Lophobranchii, Plectognathi, Dipnoi, ...[thru] ... Leptocardii, in the British Museum. v. 8: i-xxv + 1-549., available online at https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=1995 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
additional source Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870) BM 1862.7.2.2, geounit Australia [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat A moderately common benthic and epibenthic shark of the southern Australian continental shelf at moderate depths, ranging from close inshore in the intertidal zone to 93 m. Found on reefs, in kelp and in beds of seagrass. [details]Length Maximum said to be 152 cm long and attaining at least 130 cm, but most individuals are below 122 cm. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | crested sharkcrested Port Jackson sharkcrested horn sharkcrested bullhead shark | [details] |
| French | requin dormeur à crête | [details] |
| Spanish | dormilón carenado | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molochophrys galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus galeatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heterodontis galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Molochophrys galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus galeatus RAD100021-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus galeatus RAD100021-001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (37 publications) (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molochophrys galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Heterodontus galeatus)
To FAO Species fact sheets
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Heterodontis galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To FishBase (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To FishBase (from synonym Molochophrys galeatus (Günther, 1870))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) (from synonym Cestracion galeatus Günther, 1870)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus galeatus RAD100021-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Heterodontus galeatus RAD100021-001)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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